Access to Justice for People with Disabilities as Victims of Crime in Ireland
Main Report (Word) 2012
February 2012
International literature recognises that people with disabilities are at greater risk of crime than persons without disabilities. However, crime against people with disabilities is significantly under-reported and often fails to proceed to prosecution. At the time of this study, little was known in the Irish context about how the criminal justice system responds to the needs of people with disabilities as victims of crime.
This study aims to:
The study addresses these aims through an international literature review and semi-structured interviews conducted with key agencies in the Irish criminal justice system.
This research was funded under the Research Promotion Scheme 2011.
Main Report (Word) 2012